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- From: fmpend01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
- Subject: Re: Plexiglass or other lightweight windows
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.172716.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:27:16 GMT
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- In article <1haaicINNnmi@network.ucsd.edu>, Giulia Leadfoot <judy@nepac.ucsd.edu> writes:
- >
- > Hi - I'm new to netnews and am interested in your ideas on replacing glass
- > rear windows (i.e., non-flat panel) with a lightweight substitute that can
- > be molded to fit....
- > Something obtainable, not prohibitively expensive, reasonably
- > scratch-resistant (or
- > treatable), and moldable (with heat guns?)....
- > Got any ideas out there? Thanks!
- I can't recommend plexiglass for anything that is going to be out in the
- elements for any period. Plexi will yellow due to ultra violet exposure.
- It also scratches easily and becomes more brittle with age. Polycarbonate
- is more durable and can be ordered with a scratch resistant coating. But
- it can be a bear to work with. It doesn't take to heating unless you are
- very carefull. Get it too hot and you'll have a bunch of small bubbles in
- your window. Nothing really beats glass.
- Butch.
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